I think this chevron stamp is one of my all time favourites. I stamped the Night of Navy image first and immediately inked the stamp again with Bashful Blue and stamped, giving this lovely mid-blue shade. I cleaned the stamp and then inked again with Bashful Blue and stamped. In order to get placement of the stripes correct, I stamped them onto a separate sheet of card and cut out the panel - very easy! This allowed me to move the panel around before adhering to the card base. I used my Cameo to cut out a number of the WMS cut files that Claire has made for us - so much quicker then cutting by hand!! I stamped the holly leaf trio in Night of Navy and attached them to the card with dimensional tape. I finished the holly with some berries, stamped in Bashful Blue and covered with Glossy Accents.

I didn't want to put a sentiment on the front as I didn't think it would work. So I moved my sentiment to the inside. I cut a mat layer in Night of Navy and one in White Lustre. I stamped the sentiment in Versamark on the little dicut, heat embossed with clear powder and then inked over with Bashful Blue to reveal the sentiment.

I was having such fun with this card - and I had lots of holly leaf trios cut that I decided to make another card using the same design, but this time with traditional colours of green and red.

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Festive Foliage, Off Beat Backgrounds, Compliments of the Season IIInks: Stampin' Up! - Old Olive, Real Red; VersamarkAccessories: White Lustre card; Cameo - cut shapes; Glossy Accents; SU Card - Real Red; Clear Embossing Powder
This is one of those occasions when the second card works just that bit better than the original idea!!! I love the blue holly, but the green and red really pop!

Anyway, I can't wait to see your Christmas creations with our fabulous shades of blue.

I sat back in my chair when your nontraditional blue Christmas card popped up using this fun sketch, Deborah! I love it and I'm glad to see that the "out of the box" colors are going to be cool again this year. Thank you for that! But then, what? Your same design in the Christmas colors is also brilliant!!

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Hi! Thank you for stopping at my little bit of the Internet. I’m a Brit living in Michigan and loving it! Well, the winters are tough! But the summers - ah, they're great!
I’m married to my best friend, Jonathan, and we have two fantastic kids – Ben and Kat.
My passion for crafting has exploded since moving to the States, and I’m fortunate that Jonathan is very supportive, or perhaps that should be tolerant, of my crafting addiction! If I’m not in my craft room, then you might find me reading, taking photos, or simply spending time with my family.

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